Heather Bishop
A Taste Of The Blues

Listening notes

Heather Bishop’s A Taste Of The Blues is a 1986 vinyl release on Mother Of Pearl Records, catalog number MP006. Filed under Blues, it presents ten tracks spread evenly across two sides. The title track appears early in the sequence at A2, aligning the album’s name with a specific song on the record.

Side A contains five cuts: Taking My Baby Up Town (3:30), A Taste Of The Blues (3:20), On The Run Again (3:30), You Don't Own Me (3:25), and Seduced (1:56). Side B mirrors the five-track structure with Tell Me More And More (5:35), Daddy's Little Girl (2:35), Spirit Healer (3:25), Keeping On (2:35), and If You Love Freedom (3:00). The running times indicate a concise program with varied track lengths. The longest selection is Tell Me More And More at B1 (5:35), while the shortest track, Seduced at A5 (1:56), closes the first side. The side openers and closers are clearly delineated by this sequencing, with Taking My Baby Up Town starting Side A and If You Love Freedom concluding Side B.

Based on the listed durations, Side A totals approximately 15:41 and Side B approximately 17:10, for an overall program length of about 32:51. This timing profile suits standard single-disc vinyl configuration and offers a practical reference for cueing and cataloging. The even split of five tracks per side, the placement of the title track at A2, and the presence of the longest cut as the B-side opener are notable structural details for discographers and collectors documenting this edition.

All details above are derived from the release information: artist Heather Bishop; title A Taste Of The Blues; label Mother Of Pearl Records; catalog number MP006; year 1986; format Vinyl; genre Blues; and the printed tracklist with positions and durations.